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corridor behind her.
    Viper watched as the woman’s eyes softened as she turned toward the men walking out of the main reception room. Viper immediately stiffened when he recognized the deadly twin dragons walking toward them. The human female smiled reassuringly when they cast a suspicious glance at him.
    Both men looked up even as they moved protectively to each side of the woman. Viper instinctively moved several steps back and turned to keep them in his peripheral vision.
    “My Lord, would you like some assistance?” One of the men asked in an amused voice.
    Viper glanced back up and grinned at Zoran as he turned on the branch and glanced down at the small group that was enjoying his discomfort. It was obvious from the sudden curve of Zoran’s lips and the calculating gleam that came into his eyes that the Valdier leader had recognized he had re-enforcements to help him.
    “I haven’t hung Christmas lights on a tree in… forever,” Melina breathed in excitement as she twisted to look up at the twin on her right. “Can we, Calo? It will be so much fun. I can’t wait to see what it looks like tonight when they finally turn all the lights on. Abby was telling me that the men have been working on it for weeks now.”
    A scowl darkened Calo’s face for a moment before he glanced at his twin and sighed. A breathless laugh escaped Melina as she stepped backwards and transformed into a delicate dark green dragon. Almost immediately, Calo shifted as well, forcing Viper to step several more feet to the side as he watched the two dragons with a wary eye.
    “Just take it easy,” the other twin said, running his hand tenderly along the side of Melina’s jaw. “You just had our daughter and should still be resting.”
    The tiny dark green dragon snorted at the warrior before rubbing the tip of her nose against his cheek. The other male dragon tenderly nipped at her neck, wanting her attention. Viper watched in amazement as the small dragon turned her head and blew a puff of hot air at him before pushing up off the ground.
    “She is beautiful,” Viper commented without thinking.
    “She is ours,” the dark voice of the other twin growled.
    Viper gave the twin a sharp tooth grin. “I have my own human mate,” he stated with a shrug. “My Tina is all I need.”
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    An hour later, Zoran breathed a sigh of relief as the last of the lights were in place. While he had volunteered to work on his own, he had to admit it was easier with help, especially from someone who really seemed to know what to do like Melina. She had made several suggestions, giving him some very creative ideas that reminded him so much of his mate. Between Melina, Calo, Cree, and finally Viper’s help, they had finished the rest of the courtyard area in the early afternoon.
    Zoran had picked the courtyard leading off the main dining room all the way down to the walled cliff at the end of the gardens since he originally thought he would be working alone and it would be more manageable. He had finished the lower garden areas, but the upper level proved more challenging as he tried to think of a way to blend the glow from the plants in his mother’s garden with the lights he was trying to finish hanging. It had taken him a lot longer than he anticipated, and since Trelon refused to allow the addition of any more lights, he had to rethink how to setup different parts of it.
    Shifting as he landed next to where Viper had given them instructions from the ground level, he glanced around the area with a sense of pride. He was sure to win the contest. He had snagged another couple thousand lights from under Mandra and Kelan’s noses earlier this morning and it was just what they had needed to set off the stone railing around the balcony area. The biggest test would come when he turned them on. If he didn’t blow any more breakers or catch the panel on fire from pulling too much power, the courtyard and gardens should be magnificent tonight.
    Viper